Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Corn In The Side Yard
An exposed and ready for harvest ear of corn stands out along the edge of the field beside the old farmhouse on the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for Nov. 16, 2020.
St. Paul Sunday Morning – Nov. 15, 2020
Parishioners enter St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church on a dreary, rainy morning in mid-November. My Final Photo for Nov. 15, 2020.
Fishing And Crocheting
A woman crochets while her husband tries his luck and skill at fishing below the lowhead dam at Alum Creek Park North. My Final Photo for Nov. 14, 2020.
Elevator Shaft Breaktime
A worker takes a break from laying blocks for an elevator shaft to talk on his phone beneath a bright, crisp fall afternoon. My Final Photo for Nov. 13, 2020.
The Smooth Cut
Contractors trim the end of a slab of concrete preparing it for a new slab to replace a section of driveway removed during upgrades on Russell Street in Westerville. My Final Photo for Nov. 12, 2020.
Veterans Day Memorial and Honors
Shell casings fly through the air as the Westerville American Legion Honor Guard fires a 21-gun salute during dedication ceremonies for a new veterans ossuary at Northlawn Cemetery. My Final Photo for Nov. 11, 2020.
Maple Leaf Carpet
A carpet of maple leaves covers a portion of the grounds around Towers Hall where students and staff enjoy themselves in Adirondack chairs on an unusually warm fall day. My Final Photo for Nov. 10, 2020.
Callery Pear Colors
Callery pears, the unwanted progeny of Bradford pears, turn red and gold along the edge of the fields at the Braun Farm as some of the last trees to lose their summer greenery. My Final Photo for Nov. 9, 2020.
Afternoon Sailing In Fall
A woman watches as sailors navigate their way around buoys marking their course for a Sunday afternoon of racing and lessons on Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for Nov. 8, 2020.
Election Clutter Cleared
Workers collect 2020 election signs for recycling at a Columbus, Ohio, dropoff Saturday where the plastic signs and their metal holders are separated and sent to recyclers. My Final Photo for Nov. 7, 2020.
Roof Over The Storage Office
A worker installs a section of metal roofing on the office section of a new storage business being built on Maxtown Road. My Final Photo for Nov. 6, 2020.
Planter Protection
Workers place a variety of shaped and sized planters onto the bumpout in front of Barrel & Boar Restaurant to act as bollards to prevent vehicles from running into the marquee. My Final Photo for Nov. 5, 2020.
Septic Tank Removed
An operator fills the hole where the septic tank once stood beside the farmhouse at the Braun Farm as the action progresses on demolishing the house and barn. My Final Photo for March 1, 2023.
The Empty Seat
The driver’s seat of Ellis Kauffman’s Ford Model A sits empty as family and friends from the Scioto Ford Model A Club laid him to rest in Westerville after following the hearse in a parade of Model A cars through Uptown. My Final Photo for February 28, 2023.
Braun Barn In The Sun
The afternoon sun breaks through thick storm clouds illuminating the old barn on the Braun Farm. My Final Photo for February 27, 2023.
From Alum To Alum
A pair of anglers retrieve their boat from the shoreline at Alum Creek Park North at the completion of a fishing trip down Alum Creek from the dam at Alum Creek State Park to Westerville. My Final Photo for February 26, 2023.
Right Calibre Cookies
A gun-rights advocate carrying a semi-automatic rifle and pistol buys Girl Scout cookies from a stand set up at the brick walk beside Java Central in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for February 25, 2023.
Empty End
Jim Hance moves a roll of metal strapping tape across the nearly empty floor of En-Hanced where about two weeks ago the floor of Westerville’s oldest business was filled with machines, tools, rigs, jigs, and sheets of metal before the company stopped producing custom-built industrial equipment. My Final Photo for February 24, 2023.
Creekside Lake View
A couple relaxes at Red Bank Park looking over Hoover Reservoir where big Walnut Creek became Hoover Reservoir after a dam was built further downstream in the 50s. My Final Photo for February 23, 2023.